Smash returns for its second season on February 5th (NBC, 9 pm et/pt), and the show will definitely have a different look as Oscar winning actress Jennifer Hudson has a several episode stint on the program. First season regulars Raza Jaffrey, Will Chase, Brian D’Arcy James, and Jaime Cepero were written out of the show, and a new musical (Hit List) will be spotlighted as well as the ongoing development of last year’s project, the Marilyn Monroe musical Bombshell.

With all these changes, we spoke to Megan Hilty and Katharine McPhee about the changes their characters are going through this season. Click on the media bar below to hear Hilty and McPhee: